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The Best Episodes of Starman

Every episode of Starman ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Starman!

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Starman is an American science fiction television series, starring Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes and continuing the story from John Carpenter's 1984 film. The series ran on the ABC network from September 19, 1986

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Starman Season 1 Episode 11 - The Gift
    8.8/10(34 votes)

    S1:E11

    Paul receives a letter from the real Paul's mother that prompts him to return to Paul's home town for the Christmas holidays, but when he arrives the woman says she did not send the letter and asks him to leave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Starman Season 1 Episode 20 - Starscape (1)
    8.8/10(28 votes)

    S1:E20

    No description available

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Starman Season 1 Episode 10 - Fever
    8.5/10(29 votes)

    S1:E10

    The fugitives get a brief respite when Agent Fox is taken off Paul's case, but then Paul's life is endangered by a common cold and Scott comes to realize how much he would miss his newfound father.

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Starman Season 1 Episode 3 - Fatal Flaw
    8.4/10(35 votes)

    S1:E3

    Trouble with their truck in the desert forces Paul and Scott to seek refuge at a woman's experimental aircraft plant, whose problems could be worsened due to an unrecognized flaw in her father's radical airplane design, and for the first time Paul tries to resume his body's former job as a photographer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Starman Season 1 Episode 13 - Appearances
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Starman Season 1 Episode 21 - Starscape (2)
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    S1:E21

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    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Starman Season 1 Episode 14 - The Probe
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    S1:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Starman Season 1 Episode 6 - Secrets
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    S1:E6

    The search for Jenny Hayden leads Paul and Scott to a mental institution where a woman may have a valuable lead for them, unless the whole thing is an elaborate trap.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Randall Wallace

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  9. Starman Season 1 Episode 8 - Peregrine
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S1:E8

    Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Starman Season 1 Episode 19 - Fathers and Sons
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    S1:E19

    Paul and Scott are being followed by a boy who reveals that he is Paul's son.

    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Starman Season 1 Episode 5 - Best Buddies
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    S1:E5

    Encountering a couple who knew the real Paul Forrester, Paul and Scott's problems are compounded when the wife declares that she still loves Paul and wants to resume their affair.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Starman Season 1 Episode 7 - One for the Road
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    S1:E7

    Weary of their life on the run, Paul and Scott start to enjoy staying in one place for a while, but when Paul sees that they must move on, Scott rebels.

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Starman Season 1 Episode 9 - Society's Pet
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    S1:E9

    Paul takes Scott to see his foster father's sister, a wealthy widow who has a $10,000 inheritance for the boy, but she wants to gain custody of Scott for herself, even if this requires betraying Paul to his pursuers.

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Starman Season 1 Episode 16 - Barriers
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Starman Season 1 Episode 4 - Blue Lights
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    S1:E4

    When Scott decides to try out the blue sphere's otherworldly powers, the light causes a small town sheriff to report that he has seen a flying saucer and put Paul and Scott in jail, with Fox on the way.

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Starman Season 1 Episode 17 - Grifters
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    S1:E17

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    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Starman Season 1 Episode 12 - The System
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    S1:E12

    A simple traffic violation causes Paul to be arrested, when a computer check reveals an old contempt citation regarding photographs taken by the real Paul of an attorney charged with murder.

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Starman Season 1 Episode 2 - Like Father, Like Son
    7.3/10(50 votes)

    S1:E2

    Although on the run from Fox in a newly purchased used car, Paul and Scott stop to help a woman who is having car trouble and is also on the run, having just kidnapped her own daughter.

    Director:Nancy Malone
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Starman Season 1 Episode 18 - The Wedding
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    S1:E18

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    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Starman Season 1 Episode 22 - The Test
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    S1:E22

    Paul answers an ad for a ""pearl diver"", which he learns upon arriving at the diner is a dishwasher. Scott goes to school. While working at the diner, Paul discovers that his co-worker is illiterate. Scott's teacher talks to Paul about their gypsy ways and thinks that Paul should consider staying in one place so Scott can explore his full potential. Paul then brings his co-worker to her, so that he can learn how to read.

    Director:Robert Hays
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Starman Season 1 Episode 1 - The Return
    7.1/10(48 votes)

    S1:E1

    Paul manages to find his son Scott in an orphanage, but he has trouble winning the boy's trust.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writers:James S. Henerson, James G. Hirsch

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  22. Starman Season 1 Episode 15 - Dusty
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    S1:E15

    While going through Las Vegas, Paul and Scott pick up a woman. while they are away, she steals their vehicle. She then proceeds to sell it and gamble it all away. A hotel thinking that he is ""Paul Forrester"" gives him a room. They find the lot where she sold the vehicle and recover their belongings including the spheres. Paul later shows her herself and she finally decides to try and change her ways. And when they leave the hotel they discover that they accumulated a very large bill.

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Gift" is the best rated episode of "Starman". It scored 8.8/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/12/1986. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Starscape (1)".